Anyone monitoring sentiment among Asia’s most prominent institutional investors would not have failed to notice an upswing in recent weeks in positive commentary toward making ESG-compliant investments. On Monday, GIC’s CIO for fixed-income, Liew Tzu Mi, underscored the Singapore state investment firm’s intention to prioritize investments that either adhere to, or are subject to plans […]
3 min read · 09 September 2021
Net zero commitments are not enough to prove that the industry is making significant progress toward significantly reducing carbon emissions.
3 min read · 12 August 2021
Investing to produce social and environmental improvements does not need to come at the expense of financial returns, according to the participants at PERE’s impact investing roundtable.
10 min read · 11 July 2021
Capital stays faithful to China real estate despite the pandemic and rising geopolitical tensions.
3 min read · 17 May 2021
The chief investment and innovation officer at the Canadian investor underlined at PERE’s first Global Summit the importance of setting ESG targets.
3 min read · 13 May 2021
Financial regulations and green finance trends may help the country’s property sector align with President Xi’s pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, writes GRESB’s Xinying Tok.
3 min read · 02 May 2021
In tandem with improving regulation, institutional appetite for assets demonstrating strong ESG credentials is growing, says James Jacobs, head of real estate for Lazard’s private capital advisory group.
2 min read · 28 April 2021
The digital publication will provide insight into the burgeoning sectors of ESG and impact investing in private markets.
2 min read · 29 March 2021
Although starting from a relatively low base, more investors now see ESG as a priority. Awareness on diversity issues has a long way to go, though.
3 min read · 24 March 2021
